Trace-carrier.



- PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903. W. O. BARNETT. Q TRACE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 1902. mmnwnn JULY 1. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Wit" use:

UNITED STATES Patented August 4, 1903. i

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM OSBORNE BARNETT, OF AMERIOUS, GEORGIA, AS SIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO TIMOTHY W. CALLAWAY, OF AMERIOUS, GEORGIA.

TRACE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,652, dated August 4, 1903.

Application filed July 14,1902. Renewed July 1, 1903. Serial No. 163,977. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known thatLWILLIAM OSBORNE BAR- NETT, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Americus,in the county of Sumter and State Y of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace-Oarriers,of which the following, in connection with the annexed drawings, is a specification,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention appertains to back-bands and back-band hooks for harness which when combined provide a trace-carrier, the construction thereof being such that the back-band is provided with a plurality of loops with which the member constituting the hook maybe secured, so that the open end of'the hook will be closed by the loop, also to provide means to prevent wear of the back-band by the chains of the traces.

The invention consists in a back-band having a plurality of connected loops attached thereto, the loops being made up from a strip which is of less width than the width of the back-band, also in' combination with such a back-band of a hook and means for connecting the hooks to the loops of the back-band, as will be hereinafterset forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trace-carrier constructed in accordance with my invention, the tracechain being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the loop on the back-band and the trace-hook being positioned beyond the back-band farther than in actual use. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of parts of the back-band hook.

Referring to the drawings, A is the backband, which is made of a strip of flexible material, for plowharness canvas being preferred. On each side of the center of the backband A, I secure a narrower strip l3,which has been folded to provide a plurality of loops 1), b, and 19 such strip being attached to the back band by sewing or by rivets, as and where indicated. The upper end of the strip B may be covered by a finishing strip, as shown. The loops being formed from a single strip of flexible material, which is folded as shown, will position four thicknesses of material above the two upper loops, and thus give to the back-band the requisite lateral stiffness to prevent the same bending near the back-band hook.

In connection with a back-band having a plurality of loops I use a detachable hook or trace-carrier, made so that the back portion will be maintained parallel with the backband in use, the inner side of the hook member bearing against the outer face of the strip B between a pair of the loops.

The metal part of the trace hook or carrier O is made up of two parts 0 C the part which has the hook integral therewith being provided with a transverse portion 0, through which is formed a slot 0 of such dimension as to admit the end of a loop being passed therethrough. The length of the upper portion of the part which carries the hook c is of less length than the width of the back-band, and the end connecting portions are bent on a line with the lower wall of the slot to position the upper part at an obtuse angle to the part from which the hook depends, so that the hook will be suspended from the loop in a plane parallel with the back-band.

The hook member 0 is held upon the loop by a flat pin 0, the ends thereof being inturned.

To apply and connect the hook to the backband, one loop is passed through the slot. The pin being positioned will connect the carrier and the back-band, and in use a link of the trace is placed in the hook or hung thereon. When the hook assumes its normal position, the loop will overlie the open end and prevent the chain being displaced therefrom. The portion of the strip between the loops will prevent any wear upon the back-band proper by the chains or traces.-

The construction shown provides a backband which is smooth 011 its inner side. A

plurality of loops provide for changing the position of the removable hooks. The open ends of the hooks are closed in use bythe loops, so the chains or traces will not be displaced. A double thickness of material isprovided where the chains or trac'es'overlie the backband to prevent wear and to stiffen the'band at such points. The hook and cross-bar are maintained parallel with the back-band, and by sliding the slotted member of the hook 011 the loop a space will be provided through which the chain can be quickly passed to engage the hook or to be disengaged therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a backband comprising a strip of flexible material, a flexible strip folded upon itself and attached thereto to present a plurality of loops one below the other and several thicknesses of material adjacent to the upper ends of the loops and a double thickness between the loops and the back-band, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with a back-band having hook-sustaining loops attached thereto, of a back-band hook having a transverse upper member with a slot therethrough one part of the upper member being disposed at an obtuse angle with the part below, from which projects the hook and means for holding the hook upon the loop, the means for holding the hook upon the loop, the thickness of the loop and the length of the hook relative thereto being so proportioned as to close the open end of the hook, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a back-band having loops of less width than the width of the back band, of a back-band hook the upper transverse member thereof having a slot therethrough which is of a size to admit of the passage of one of the loops therethrough, the ends of the slotted member being bent to dispose the parts of the loop at an obtuse angle one to the other, and a bar for retaining the backband hook in engagement with the loop, the parts being organized and proportioned so that the loop of the back-band will overlie and close the otherwise open end of the hook, for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with a back-band having a loop attached thereto which is of less width than the back-band, a hook constructed to present a transverse upper portion having a longitudinal slot of a size to admit the passage of the loop, the parts above and below the slot being positioned at an obtuse angle with respect to each other, a retaining-bar having intnrned ends, the parts when assembled being of such relative size that the upper end of the hook is closed when it depends from the loop and is open when the hook is positioned at substantially right angles to the back-band. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM OSBORNE BARNETT. Witnesses:

T. F. GATEWooD, H. D. GATEWooD. 

